Comments on: Colony Collapse Disorder: Another reason for optimism http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/03/08/colony-collapse-disorder-another-reason-for-optimism/ Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brandon http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/03/08/colony-collapse-disorder-another-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-38655 Brandon Tue, 04 May 2010 01:20:10 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/?p=1234#comment-38655 Not always a great idea... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee Not always a great idea…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee

]]> By: Kerry http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/2010/03/08/colony-collapse-disorder-another-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-38160 Kerry Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:24:19 +0000 http://www.washingtonwinemaker.com/blog/?p=1234#comment-38160 Has anyone been mixing breeds like African and Euro/American bees? I had read about a theory that domesticated bees had become "weaker" due to breeding docile characteristics. Therefore, maybe some natural defenses of domesticated bees may have contributed to the CCD. Of course I would never underestimate the power of mankind to destroy bees with habitat destruction and use of destructive neurotoxic petroleum based pesticides. Still, it does make sense to cross-breed bees to make them more hearty. Has anyone been mixing breeds like African and Euro/American bees? I had read about a theory that domesticated bees had become “weaker” due to breeding docile characteristics. Therefore, maybe some natural defenses of domesticated bees may have contributed to the CCD.
Of course I would never underestimate the power of mankind to destroy bees with habitat destruction and use of destructive neurotoxic petroleum based pesticides.

Still, it does make sense to cross-breed bees to make them more hearty.

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